Huge carnivorous ‘terror bird’ rivalled the giant panda in size
18 hours ago · Federico Degrange at the Center for Research in Earth Sciences in Córdoba, Argentina, and his colleagues looked for terror-bird fossils in the La Venta site in Colombia, one of the richest fossil ...
Rare 'Terror Bird' Fossil Found in Colombia Reveals the Enormous …
6 days ago · The 12-million-year-old fossil, known as a tibiotarsus, belonged to a now-extinct creature in the Phorusrhacidae family, which was made up of mostly flightless, giant, meat-eating birds known ...
Fossil from huge 'terror bird' discovered for the first time in
The leg bone also had marks that likely came from the teeth of an extinct crocodilian species, a Purussaurus, which grew up to 30 feet long, Cooke said.
A giant crocodilian killed the largest 'terror bird' ever found, 12 ...
Nov 6, 2024 · Even with its large stature, the meat-eating bird was likely preyed upon by an even more giant creature— a caiman from the genus Purussaurus, a crocodilian thought to be over 30 feet (9 m) long ...
Fossil of Huge Terror Bird Offers New Information About Wildlife …
Nov 4, 2024 · Researchers including a Johns Hopkins University evolutionary biologist report they have analyzed a fossil of an extinct giant meat-eating bird—which they say could be the largest known member of its kind—providing new information about animal life in northern South America millions of years ago.
New 'Terror Bird' Discovery Reveals Terrifying Size of Prehistoric ...
Nov 4, 2024 · A 12-million-year-old fossil of a prehistoric "terror bird" discovered in South America might represent the largest known member of its kind found to date, a study ...
Huge terror bird fossil offers new insight into wildlife in South ...
Nov 4, 2024 · Researchers including a Johns Hopkins University evolutionary biologist report they have analyzed a fossil of an extinct giant meat-eating bird—which they say could be the largest known member of its kind—providing new information about animal life in northern South America millions of years ago. The evidence lies in the leg bone of the ...
Fossil of huge terror bird offers new information about wildlife in ...
Nov 4, 2024 · Evolutionary biologists report they have analyzed a fossil of an extinct giant meat-eating bird -- which they say could be the largest known member of its kind -- providing new information about...
"Terror birds" ate meat and dominated the planet long ago
Nov 7, 2024 · “It would have been a fascinating place to walk around and see all of these now extinct animals,” noted Dr. Cooke. This remarkable find, the first of its kind from the site, is a tribute to the rich biodiversity that once adorned our planet.
12 million-year-old terror bird fossil reveals ancient South
Mon, November 4, 2024, 3:17 AM EST · 3 min read. 12 million years ago, a fearsome predator roamed the ancient landscapes of South America. It was a giant, flightless bird popularly known as a ...